Rescued Holiday Farm Fire animals in C.O.; some treated for burns, smoke inhalation
In addition to human evacuees, animals now are arriving and being cared for at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond after being rescued from…
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State agency has five insurance tips for wildfire recovery
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation has five tips for homeowners and renters who have evacuated or been affected by fire, smoke and ash…
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Oregon DEQ extends statewide air quality alert until at least Thursday
Oregon’s DEQ extends air quality advisory through at least Thursday due to continued smoke from West Coast…
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Fire heavily damages SE Bend home; 3 residents escape unhurt
A fire late Sunday night heavily damaged a southeast Bend home, but all three occupants were able to escape uninjured, fire officials…
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Brattain Fire grows to 20,000 acres; Paisley-area Level 3 evacuation expanded
The Brattain Fire burning in steep, rugged terrain 10 miles south of Paisley has grown to 20,000 acres and remains 0% contained, with expanded…
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Suspect re-arrested after 6 more brush fires set near Portland freeway
A man arrested Sunday evening for using a Molotov cocktail to start a brush fire near an east Portland freeway was released from jail — and was…
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Sunday updates: Lionshead, Beachie Creek, Holiday Farm, Two Four Two fires
Here are Sunday’s full updates on several of the major wildfires burning in or near Central…
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ODOT to barricade fire-hit portions of state Highways 22, 226
To ensure public safety and prioritize travel for emergency responders, ODOT crews will barricade portions of Oregon Highway 22 (the North Santiam…
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Some evacuees worry they can’t afford to rebuild lost homes under modern codes
At the Super 8 Motel in Redmond on Sunday, smoke and worry filled the air, as anxious evacuees heard from the town of Detroit’s mayor while they wait…
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Donations pour in for fire evacuees and their pets; C.O drop-off locations arise
Wildfire evacuees are still arriving at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds from various fire-stricken areas around Oregon, and many Central Oregonians…
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Death toll from wildfires reaches 33 on the West Coast
Nearly all of the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said, as crews…
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Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire deaths keep climbing
Wildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the West Coast on Saturday as firefighters battled deadly blazes that obliterated some…
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Lake County town of Paisley under Level 3 evacuation order due to Brattain Fire
The 250 or so residents of the Lake County town of Paisley were told to evacuate Saturday due to burnout operations on the 8,000-acre Brattain Fire…
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At least 7 dead, dozens missing as 36 wildfires burn across Oregon
At least seven people have died and dozens more are missing amid dozens of Oregon wildfires that have burned more than a million acres, put a…
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ODOT: North Umpqua Highway 138E to be closed for at least a week
Oregon Highway 138E (the North Umpqua Highway) is expected to remain closed between Glide and U.S. Highway 97 for at least a week due to hazardous…
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C.O. businesses close due to smoke
Businesses across Central Oregon closed their doors Friday due to the heavy smoke clouding the…
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Among widespread impacts of hazardous smoke; RDM flight cancellations, delays
As expected, a shift in winds blew thick smoke from the region’s wildfires into the High Desert late Thursday and Friday morning, sending air-quality…
Continue Reading President Trump approves Oregon’s emergency disaster declaration due to wildfires
President Donald J. Trump has declared that an emergency exists in the State of Oregon and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and…
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Busy pit crew: Redmond Air Center tankers battling fires across the Northwest
With wildfires raging all over the West Coast, much of the air support to help ground crews tackle those blazes comes from or through the air tanker…
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‘Get out, stay out:’ Law enforcement clamps down on fire-zone looters
Get out, and stay out. That’s what the Marion and Linn County sheriff’s offices are telling evacuees as the fires in Santiam Canyon and elsewhere…
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